EC restores candidacy of 56 aspirants on first day of appeal hearing
The regulator also rejected the appeals of 32 candidates and kept pending the decision over the candidacy of six people on the first day of the hearings on Sunday. The majority of the candidates whose appeals were approved were independents, including Abdus Salam from Chattogram-8. Awami League nominee Nasirul Islam Khan's candidacy for Kishoreganj-3 has been restored, allowing him to compete against Jatiya Party General Secretary Mujibul Haque Chunnu. Three Jatiya Party candidates were also cleared to contest the polls.
Source:bd News24
December 10, 2023 13:30 UTC
Doctors checking on Adam Tamizi’s mental health, say police
Police have sent Adam Tamizi Haque, the recently-arrested controversial managing director of biscuit-maker AT Haque Limited, to a doctor to ensure the stability of his mental health. He will undergo an interrogation once the doctor declares him mentally stable, Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Branch chief Harunor Rashid said on Sunday. The DB arrested Tamizi, who recently drew flak for burning his passport and threatening politicians in live social media videos, from his Gulshan residence on Saturday. He said that Tamizi was “speaking something incongruous” on social media and burnt down the passport of the country “he grew up in”. In October, his wife Saira Siddiqui Tanha started a case, accusing Tamizi of lying about his past marriages and beating her.
Source:bd News24
December 10, 2023 10:40 UTC
Humane Society announces challenge gift
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December 10, 2023 05:05 UTC
'Gotta be sick of getting punked': Fred Hoiberg implores Nebraska men's basketball to get tougher
LINCOLN — Sam Hoiberg wants to clear his head. Nebraska collectively wants to be tougher than it’s been over the past two games. “We’re not physical enough right now, and that’s what it boils down to,” Fred Hoiberg said. That group eventually developed into a gritty, physical team. It was the team Nebraska wants to take the floor Sunday.
Source:Daily Sun
December 10, 2023 02:16 UTC
Swanstrom Named 28th Head Coach of Cornell Football
Newsletter SignupDan Swanstrom was named the Roger J. Weiss ’61 Head Coach of Cornell Football on Thursday, Dec. 7. Swanstrom was credited with the resurgence of the Bombers football team and concluded his tenure there with a 32-11 record. Swanstrom then arrived in South Hill in his first head coach position for the Ithaca College Bombers from 2017-2021. “My family and I couldn’t be more excited to come back home to Ithaca,” Swanstrom said in a statement. “I’ve got great relationships and family in the area, but that was all second to the football part … There is a legitimate vision here to have a great football program.
Source:Daily Sun
December 09, 2023 22:20 UTC
Barrister Mainul Hosein, former caretaker adviser who once ran Ittefaq, is dead at 83
Born in Pirojpur on Jan 14, 1940, Mainul graduated in political science from Dhaka University in 1961 after studying at Nawabpur Government School and Dhaka College. He later studied law at Middle Temple in London and returned in 1965 before starting his career as a lawyer. The eldest son of The Daily Ittefaq founder-editor Tofazzal Hossain Manik Miah, he took charge of The Daily Ittefaq after his father’s death in 1969. His associations with Ittefaq were more influential in shaping his identity than his professional pursuits as a lawyer or politician. He was elected president of Bangladesh Sangbadpatra Parishad and member of the Press Council several times.
Source:bd News24
December 09, 2023 16:06 UTC
Business Spotlight: Properly Planted
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December 09, 2023 15:36 UTC
FUSD slashes bus service eligibility in response to ongoing driver shortage
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December 09, 2023 13:38 UTC
EC summons Awami League’s Amu for holding ‘rally’ in violation of electoral rules
The Election Commission has summoned Amir Hossain Amu, the Awami League candidate for the Jhalakathi-2 parliamentary seat, to answer allegations of breaching the electoral code of conduct. The former industry minister has to appear before the EC in person at 3pm on Dec 15 to provide an explanation, according to a letter. Amu is accused of campaigning ahead of the assignment of symbols for the polls by soliciting votes at an event in his constituency on Dec 8. The schedule for the Jan 7 general election says that election symbols will be assigned on Dec 18, kicking off the designated period for campaigning. The EC letter to Amu states that the Awami League candidate was invited as chief guest to two different events in the district on Dec 8, the anniversary of the Pakistan Army’s attack on Jhalakathi in 1971.
Source:bd News24
December 09, 2023 13:20 UTC
Seven dead as wall collapses during pre-wedding event in India’s Uttar Pradesh
Five women and two children have died after a wall collapsed during a pre-wedding ceremony in India’s Uttar Pradesh, local media reports. The death toll in the incident in Ghosi rose to seven when three more persons succumbed to their injuries a day after the incident on Saturday, The Indian Express reports, citing a senior official. Twenty-one people were undergoing treatment in different hospitals after the incident, the report said. Three women and a child died after a wall suddenly crashed down on them on Friday, district magistrate Arun Kumar said. The state’s Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has declared ex gratia payments of Rs 200,000 to the families of the victims and Rs 50,000 for all those injured.
Source:bd News24
December 09, 2023 12:18 UTC
General Daily Insight for December 09, 2023
General Daily Insight for December 09, 2023 There’s no such thing as too much on a day like this! Venus is dancing through your 6th House of Daily Routine, adding a pleasant touch to everything as it opposes bountiful Jupiter in your 12th House of the Subconscious. Cancer June 21 – July 22 You’re more than a little spoiled for choice at the moment! Libra September 23 – October 22 There’s a pot of gold with your name all over it, Libra. Other people will have a particularly hard time missing your talents when Venus opposes Jupiter in your partnership sector.
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December 09, 2023 12:09 UTC
On the Mark: Her story
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December 09, 2023 12:02 UTC
Two killed in Brahmanbaria road accident
BRAHMANBARIA, Dec 9, 2023 (BSS) - Two passengers of a CNG-run auto rickshaw were killed and another was injured after being hit by a drum truck on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Bertala area under Sarail upazila of the district today. The deceased were identified as Abdur Rahman, 55, son of late Abdul Khalek of Shonaisa village of the Sadar upazila and Iqbal Hossain, 32, son of Ansar Ali of Subidpur village under Lakhai upazila of Habiganj district. The injured were taken to Brahmanbaria General Hospital, where Iqbal Hossain died while undergoing treatment. Police seized the drum truck but its driver escaped, he said. The bodies have been sent to Brahmanbaria General Hospital morgue for post-mortem, he added.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
December 09, 2023 11:45 UTC
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December 09, 2023 11:03 UTC
Two youths killed in Gaibandha road accident
GAIBANDHA, Dec 9, 2023 (BSS) - Two youths were killed as their bike hit a roadside tree in Sundarganj upazila of the district on Friday evening. The deceased were identified as Sazid Miah, 18, and Jewel Rana, 18, hailed from Rangpur district. Police said the accident took place in Hannan Mour area of the upazila around 6.00 pm when the reckless bike hit a roadside tree, leaving its rider Sazid dead on the spot and Jewel injured critically. Jewel died on the way to Sundarganj Upazila Health Complex. Officer-in-Charge of Sundarganj Police Station Azmiruzzaman confirmed the matter.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
December 09, 2023 10:26 UTC